The Miracles of the Nabi Pakﷺ – part 3

Invoking Allâh (Du’â’) for rain ((Istisqâ’ prayer):

Imâm al-Bukhârî narrated on the authority of ‘Anas Ibn Mâlik who said: “A man came to the Nabi Pakﷺ and said: “O Messenger of Allâh! Livestock have been destroyed and the roads are cut off, so please supplicate for rain”. The Messenger of Allah made Du’â’ and it rained from that Friday to the next Friday. The man came again to the Nabi Pakﷺ and said: “O Messenger of Allâh! Houses
have collapsed, roads are cut off and livestock are destroyed. Ask Allâh for us to make it stop”. So The Nabi Pakﷺ said: “O Allâh make it rain upon the hills, small mountains, bottoms of the valleys and the plantations”. So the clouds cleared away from Madinah just as when clothes are removed”

Imâm al-Bukhârî also narrated on the authority of ‘Anas Ibn Mâlik who said: “During the lifetime of the Nabi Pakﷺ a drought affected the area of Madinah and its surroundings. So while the Nabi Pakﷺ was delivering the Friday sermon, a man entered the mosque and said: “O Messenger of Allâh, our wealth has been destroyed and our offspring are hungry so please invoke Allâh to bless us with rain”. So Allâh’s Messenger raised both his hands towards the sky, and at that time there was not a trace of cloud in the sky. By Allâh, no sooner had Allâh’s Messenger lowered his hands than the clouds started gathering like mountains. Before he got down from the pulpit I saw rain-water trickling down his beard. It rained that day, the next day, and the third, till the next Friday, when the same Bedouin or some other person stood up (during the Friday Sermon) and said: “O Allâh’s Messenger! The houses have collapsed and the livestock are drowned. Please invoke Allâh for us”. So Allâh’s Apostle raised both
“.his hands and said: “O Allâh! Around us and not upon us”. Whichever side the Nabi Pakﷺ directed his hand, the clouds dispersed from there till a hole (in the clouds) was formed over Madînah. The valley of Qanât remained flowing (with water) for one month and none, came for outside the area) except that he talked about the abundance rain”.